Charging-car frame.



C. F. FREDE.

CHARGING CAR FRAME. APPLICATION FILED APR-9.1915.

Patented Decv 28, 1.915.

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specification of letters Patent.

Pct-elites E len 23$, lltiilllt,

implication. filed, April 93 .915. Serial. No. 520,222.

,To 6635 whom it mcy'nonncei e;

Be it known that l, @Hsmsnsl'; 'Fnsnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, heve invented" c and useful improvement in Chsrging Cm Frames,of which the. icllowing is it full, clear, and exact description, suchas wil enable others skilled in the art to-Which it epperteins to incite mu use'the ssn'ie, reference ings, forming 'Wl1lCllv My invention relates generally to railway ctr frames, and more particularly to the frame of a charging car, i. 8., a car utilized for transporting-charging boxes.

The principal objects of my invention me to generally'simplify and lessen the cost of construction of charging car frames, to make the same strong and i-igitl, to complish these objects, I propose tomake the entire frame in a single piece, preferably by casting, and to form integral with seicl fi'eme essential parts, such as the upset portions of the journal boxes, the draft gear lugs, and upwardly projecting frames at each end, Whichlatter prevent displacement of the charging boxes While the cars are being hauled 01' coupled togetheix With the foregoing and other chjects in part of this specification, in

view, my invention consists in certain-novel 1 features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described or pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in" the accompanying drawings, in Which' Figure 1 car frame of 1115 improved construction. Fig. a side elevational view of the car frame Fig. l is an enlarged cross sectional vic taken upprtmimately on line 33, of-

Fzg. 1 hip. l is an enlarged encl elevational view of the car frame.

Refer m by numerals to the accompany ins; (llfl l designates the side sills of c 2 the center sills, 3 the end sills,

the f'r'zn the hotly bolsters or ti'anvsoms. These parts ,are integrally fol-med preferably by casting, and said parts may be of any desired cross-sectional shape.

As shown the side sills l and center sills 2 are channel shape in crosssection with their flanges outwzu'cll-y pl scntecl, and the trzinsoms or hoist use o; L l-beam shape in cross-section.

certain I being had to the eccompan ing draw isn top plan View of a charging Formed integral With-the end sills 3, are

for the purpose of preventing enclwise (lisplaceinent of the changing hoxcs while the cars are being hauled, oiwhile they are being coupled to es ch other.

Foi'niecl through the center portions of the end sills 3 are openings 6, which accommodate the coupler draw-hers.

Formed integral with or fixed to the inner face of theecenter sills 2 between the end sills 3 end holsters l are pairs of theft lugs '2, the lower portions of which are united by horizontally disposed; plates 8.

Remevsbly positioned on top of the lugs are plates 9 and the spaces between the pairs of plates form pockets for the follower hloclcs associated with the draft rigging, which rosy be utilized the frame.

Formed integral with the lowerportions of the side sills l, and at the ends of the bolsters or transoms lare horizontally disposed plates 10 which constitute the upper to witistsnd to a maximum degree, the

rough usage towhich it is subjected in service. i

It will he readily understood that minor changes in the size, form-end construction of the various parts of my improved charging car frsmecan made and substituted for those herein shown and. described Without departing fi'oin'thc spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appenclecl claims.

l clsini:

1. a newaiticle of charging czar frame formed and comprising side sills,

in a single piece, center Slll enol.

sills, transonis, and journal box parts on said side sills,

2. es s new article of niannfact integi-slly formed frame for manufacture, it

comprising side sills, journal box parts thereon, end sills and charging box retaining brackets on said end sills.

3. As a new article of manufacture, an integrally formed frame for charging. cars comprising side sills, journal box parts formed thereon, center sills, end sills, ano charging box retaining brackets on said end sills.

4. As a new article of manufacture, an integrally formed frame for charging cars comprising side sills, journal box parts formed thereon, transomis, end sills, and charging box retaining brackets on said end sills.

5. As a new article of manufacture, an integrally formed frame for charging cars,

, journal box parts integral with said frame,

and charging box retaining brackets integral with and projecting upwardly from the end portions of said frame.

6. As a new article of manufacture, an integrally formed frame for charging cars comprising side sills, journai box members I integrally formed charging car frame coinprising side sills, journal bearing plates integral with the lower portions of said side sills, center sills havingdraft lugs, and end sills provided with upwardly projecting charging box retaining brackets.

Intestimony whereof I hereunto afix. my signature in the presence of two Witnesses, this 3rd day of April, 1915.

CHARLES F. FRFDE. W'itnesses:

HAL C. BnLLvTLLE, Oit'ro V. MYnRs. 

